It was great to see Andy Murray make a winning comeback in Valencia and I still believe he is the best tennis player in the world, that's not to say he's going to win a Grand Slam.

To come back in Valencia and win after all that time out is amazing, but until he wins a Grand Slam you have to regard him as being on a lesser level than the likes of Federer and Nadal.

I don't think Federer is the player he was, Nadal is not the player he was. Djokovic seems to be coming back and there are others coming up, Cilic is one, but I think they are all pretty level and you can't pick a number one.

But if you press me to pick a number one, you look at who has been the most consistent outside of slams and it is Andy Murray.

He has won six times now, but for us to truly believe he needs to win a Slam; I am sure that will come.

Heading to London fresh will help him and it will help him next year for the Australian Open.

Right now if you ask me who is going to win in London I would have to say Murray. He is the favourite for me.

Federer is not playing well, for Djokovic to beat him in Basel is a great result for Djokovic and Nadal is not quite there either after all his problems.

I see Andy Murray as the favourite to win in London, but not in Australia. He has to prove he can win a Grand Slam first.

London will be a great occasion and Murray will go there being lightly raced and then on to Australia. Australia is his ideal surface and it is a great chance for him - but as I say, he needs to prove he can do it on the big occasion.

Have you seen Simon Reed's articles? They are usually always wrong, he's written ones practically claiming Verdasco is set to be the GOAT, is that no surprise either as he had a bit of paella a few years back?

Have you seen Simon Reed's articles? They are usually always wrong, he's written ones practically claiming Verdasco is set to be the GOAT, is that no surprise either as he had a bit of paella a few years back?

Is he British? It sounds as if he is.
With all due respect (i love England) this is sooo typical British tabloids/ journalism, its like when England wins 1-0 vs Egypt by scoring in the 89th minute and the tabloids has big fat headlines "We will win the World Cup" and stuff like that.
He doesnt give the Brits a fair wiew imo.

Is he British? It sounds as if he is.
With all due respect (i love England) this is sooo typical British tabloids/ journalism, its like when England wins 1-0 vs Egypt by scoring in the 89th minute and the tabloids has big fat headlines "We will win the World Cup" and stuff like that.
He doesnt give the Brits a fair wiew imo.

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the sad thing is he's a pretty good commentator in live matches....
and he knows tennis...i think eurosport are paying him to write that garbage in order to create controversy...

like in '09, right?...you are cluless-moppy murray will never win a slam.

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I NEVER hyped Murray or predicted him to win a slam this year, but I'm not blind when it comes to his talent and potential. He did underachieve big time this year in the slams, he'll do better next year.

I fear that the Murray-tards will be a pain in the ass when my prediction comes true.

I don't know if he wins AO, Wimbledon or USO, but I'm pretty sure that he'll win one, maybe even two (if he starts by winning AO).

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Imo, AO-forget about it, the heat there has proven too much for him as we have seen before.
FO-No comment
Wimby- Here is his biggest chance imo, even if he doesnt play good the crazy Brits will carry him.
USO- I dont think so, if he runs into a player on fire he has no answer (Cilic ? )

Imo, AO-forget about it, the heat there has proven too much for him as we have seen before.
FO-No comment
Wimby- Here is his biggest chance imo, even if he doesnt play good the crazy Brits will carry him.
USO- I dont think so, if he runs into a player on fire he has no answer (Cilic ? )

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Murray had his breakthrough in 2008, that year at the AO he lost in the first round to Tsonga, this year he had a virus and lost a close match to Verdasco.
How do those two losses proof that he can't handle the heat?
His game is very well suited for the plexicushion surface.

At the US Open he showed more than a year ago that he can do very well on the surface. This year he was struggling big time with his wrist when he lost to Cilic.
He already beat Nadal in NY and Djokovic on the similiar courts of Cincinatti, and Federer will struggle more and more to bring his top level at the slams.

Murray had his breakthrough in 2008, that year at the AO he lost in the first round to Tsonga, this year he had a virus and lost a close match to Verdasco.
How do those two losses proof that he can't handle the heat?
His game is very well suited for the plexicushion surface.

At the US Open he showed more than a year ago that he can do very well on the surface. This year he was struggling big time with his wrist when he lost to Cilic.
He already beat Nadal in NY, and beat Djokovic on the similiar courts of Cincinatti.

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What happened in 2007 vs Nadal? He broke down due to the heat imo.
Well we can speculate until the end of time about this, the thing is he has got to bring it for 2 weeks ready to go 5 sets- can he do it? Imo, not in AO.
But hey! The speculating is fun, right?

What happened in 2007 vs Nadal? He broke down due to the heat imo.
Well we can speculate until the end of time about this, the thing is he has got to bring it for 2 weeks ready to go 5 sets- can he do it? Imo, not in AO.
But hey! The speculating is fun, right?

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2007 isn't relevant, Murray's a different player now (phyiscally).

People try to read way to much in past perfomances at a certain slam, it often doesn't work with young players.

Why does he do it though? why does he say these stupid things? He's supposed to be knowledgable about the game. He's acting like a moron - maybe he is a moron but his superiors should stop him comming out with these statements which make him look the moron that he clearly is.

Nadal has already dominated on 3 different slam surfaces. He's reached the USO semis twice in a row. This year, he played with only 70% capacity due to an abdominal tear.

It's just a matter of time.

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No, he has dominated on 1 surface.
And USO is by far the fastest, read, therefore he will never win it. His best chance was this or last year.
If you play- you are ready for war, if not- too bad.
Domination= Roger Federer- Hardcourt-Grass- You see?

IF...IF...IF he wins a GS I THINK it will be Wimbledon.
I never said he is a favourite to win W, that imo is Federer for at least another 2 years.

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No, I wasn't criticizing your opinion, just expressing dismay that he was considered a favorite for Wimbledon.

I think he may have more chance at hardcourts. That's where he has had the most success in the past. But, when you look at it, he hasn't beaten anyone important in HC slam. Last year at USO, he took out young DelP in QF and Nadal in SF on Nadal's worst surface. I, for one, am not impressed.

No, he has dominated on 1 surface.
And USO is by far the fastest, read, therefore he will never win it. His best chance was this or last year.
If you play- you are ready for war, if not- too bad.
Domination= Roger Federer- Hardcourt-Grass- You see?

Well, IMO Reed's opinion isn't entirely wrong. Sure, Murray, results wise, is far from being the best in the world. However, Murray IS the most consistent player outside the slams, and when he wins a slam (it's just a matter of time) he will have the potential to become #1.

What seems most odd to me is the fact Reed completley ignored Del Potro in his comments (unless this is a very old article that's been written way before DP won his slam) The guy is the latest grand slam winner, has beaten Nadal and Fed back to back for the trophy.